Police arrest one robbery suspect, name two more

Wichita Falls police have named three suspects in several robberies in the city that happened in the past few months.

Wayne Alan Watson, 57, of Fort Worth, was arrested Tuesday in Tarrant County on one count of aggravated robbery. He was later linked to the Legend Bank robbery in Wichita Falls and is a federal detainer.

WFPD also announced Friday that detectives have issued arrest warrants for Justin Cody McMinn, 30, and Gregory Reynolds, 51, in relation to separate robbery incidents.

According to WFPD news releases:

Around 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, WFPD detectives executed a search warrant in the 400 block of Isbell Court in Fort Worth in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Texas Rangers, Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety SWAT Team.

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Wichita Falls police have charged Wayne Alan Watson with the armed robbery at this Carter's store that occurred on Nov. 29.(Photo: CHRISTOPHER WALKER/TIMES RECORD NEWS)

During the search, Watson was found and arrested on the warrant stemming from an armed robbery reported to police back on Nov. 29.

In that incident, an employee told police a white male had just entered Carter’s, located in the 3200 block of Lawrence Road, and pretended to be picking up a gift for a friend.

When he went to the register, he pulled out a handgun and demanded money to be placed in a bag.

The man, later identified as Watson, fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Following his arrest, Watson was taken to the Tarrant County Jail, where he remained Friday morning in lieu of $750,000 bail. He is also being held on a state parole violation.

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Wichita Falls police investigate a possible bank robbery at the Legend bank located in the 2600 block of Kemp Boulevard Tuesday afternoon.

A second WFPD news release on Friday stated Watson is being held in connection to multiple bank robberies across Texas, including the Legend Bank in Wichita Falls.

On Jan. 17, the Legend Bank located at Kemp and Kell boulevards was robbed at gunpoint by a white male.

Wichita Falls police are looking for information on this man, who reportedly robbed the Legend Bank Wednesday afternoon with a handgun.(Photo: Wichita Falls Police Department)

The suspect was quickly discovered to be a serial bank robber operating in the Central and North Texas area.

Multiple investigators from across the state, as well as federal agencies, worked on the case together and had been sharing information.

Detectives from the WFPD Crimes Against Persons Unit identified the suspect during their follow up investigation of the Legend Bank robbery as Watson.

While serving the search warrant for the Carter's robbery, investigators found evidence that linked Watson to multiple bank robberies across the state, including the local robbery.

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Wichita Falls police investigate a possible bank robbery at the Legend bank located in the 2600 block of Kemp Boulevard Tuesday afternoon.(Photo: CHRISTOPHER WALKER/TIMES RECORD NEWS)

McMinn(Photo: Wichita Falls Police Department)

In a separate release, WFPD stated its detectives had filed warrants for the arrests of McMinn and Reynolds.

McMinn is wanted for the armed robbery that took place at the Quick Stop on Jan. 28.

The reporting person told police that a man came into the store, located in the 2100 block of Holiday Road, around 11:15 p.m. and demanded money.

The person said the man, believed to be McMinn, was waving brass knuckles. He fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.

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Reynolds is wanted for the robbery that took place at the Subway restaurant in Market Street Plaza on Feb. 1.

An employee said a man came into the store, located at 3701 Fairway Blvd. Suite 104, around 3:06 p.m. and demanded money.

The man, believed to be Reynolds, was able to flee the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of McMinn or Reynolds is asked to call police at 940-720-5000. People wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 940-322-9888 or 800-322-9888.